Thursday, January 28, 2010

1. READ 3204 - 001 Fundamentals of Reading Instruction Thursday, January 28, 2010

2. Announcements Do you have Listen to the Wind? Response Activity available now on Moodle. (Feb. 11)

3. Announcements cont’d How is the LSS project with Voice Thread going? Remember to submit professional development assignments one week after attendance. Mary Lois Staton Conference: Feb. 16th Scholastic Book Orders – instructions on Moodle; due February 3rd. Sign up for REAP read aloud visit if you are interested.

4. Review Chapter 2 Have you conceptualized a VISION for your students as readers? *Read independently: fluently and with comprehension. *Write and talk about text.

6. Review cont’d Discussion Group Highlights Read aloud Independent reading Read aloud daily Conference with kids once per week about what they are reading. Check in with them about the books they are choosing and make sure they are comprehending the books. Reward programs Professional Resource: Book Buddies (Buddy Reading by Samway, Whang, and Pippitt)

7. Making the Very Most of Classroom Read Alouds What kind of article is this? Why did the authors conduct this study? What did they do? What did they find out? What did you find important when reading this piece?

8. Select high-quality (what does this mean?), high level, high-interest literature that extends children's knowledge of literature, language, and the world. Pre-read the book and make notes about places to stop, question, model your thinking, make predictions, connections, etc. Pose questionsthroughout the reading that enhance meaning construction and also show how to make sense of texts. Dialogue during read-aloud events supports students as they construct meaning based on the story and draw upon their personal experiences to build story relevance. Interactions that focus on meaning engage students with literacy information and demonstrate strategies that they can adopt for use when reading independently. Might also focus on what they notice about certain words (word work, decoding) writing style (writing instruction) Content (science, social studies, math, etc.) Should all read alouds be INTERACTIVE read alouds?

9. Interactive Read Aloud Video

10. Read Aloud Since we didn’t get to it on Tuesday … The Best Story by Eileen Spinelli and Anne Wilsdorf (2008)

11. For Tuesday … Read Chapter 3: Emergent Literacy